Can I See You Again

Guilt

The queen's face exuded an aura of fear. Very pale and tense.

"Is the Crown Prince really poisoned?" ask the queen to one of the servants.

"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen."

"Then what's going on right now?" ask the queen again.

"The palace, will secure the empress because she is the last one with the Crown Prince."

The queen processed her entire brain, trying to put everything in place. Long enough he daydreamed long enough, until finally his two sons came.

"Mother Queen, this is a precarious situation. If the Crown Prince does not survive, the position of Crown Prince will be vacant and it will have a bad impact on the system of government." Prince Yul immediately sat down facing the queen, with a frowning sweaty forehead.

"What are you worried about? He has no heir, then the position will fall on your hands" the queen replied, then sipped a warm drink.

Prince Hon who heard it was very surprised, he approached and rested on the mother. "How can you discuss the position when the Crown Prince is in this state?" prince Hon asked disappointedly.

"Hon, this is a serious and realistic problem. The Crown Prince gulped down quite a lot of poison, the chances of surviving it were minuscule" Prince Yul replied.

"How could you say such a thing?" the Prince of Hon.

"Are you stupid?" Prince Yul continued to dismiss her.

"Mother, shouldn't as the head of the woman's palace, mother should have met the empress, to provide a defense against her? The empress is unlikely to kill her own husband" Prince Hon added continuously.

"That could happen." Prince Yul's reply stopped the sentence that Prince Hon wanted to begin with once again. The queen turned to her eldest son.

"The Empress does not love the Crown Prince" Prince Yul added.

Prince Hon could no longer bear it, was greatly shocked. Immediately he exited the residence of the queen, twisting his body to rush to visit the Crown Prince.

***

Jun stepped foot into the palace, carrying a few books in his hand. However, the move came to a halt just like that, as the eyes were fixed on an object that wiped away the smile on his face.

"Youra?" he muttered in disbelief, when he saw the girl with a shawl being carried by the officers.

The officers continued to herd Youra who was bowed down, their distance was now very close. Youa turned her head, glanced a little, realizing Jun was staring at her from a distance, making her tears fall down. They looked at each other, until Youra finally looked away.

Jun was stunned, this was not a dream. Something bad is going on. The woman he loved right now was in deep trouble. Jun ran over, approaching the servants who were in a hurry to pass. "Excuse me, can you tell me what really happened? Why, why did they bring the Crown Prince's consort?" jun asked with a sweaty face, sticking out the real high concern that was suffocating his chest.

The servants looked at each other, "Sorry Young Master, we are unable to give you this info. However, something bad has happened in the Crown Prince's palace." Soon they'll be back.

Jun pulls up his steps to quickly meet his father, Prime Minister Han. Right in front of the palace, the ministers were gathering and discussing with each other. Seeing Jun there, almost all of the ministers fell silent.

"What are you doing here?" prime Minister Han asked slightly in a whisper, pulling his son's hand slightly away.

"What's going on here? Why did they bring the empress?" tanya Jun forced.

Prime Minister Han laughed gigglingly. "It looks like your girl is a great person." Prime Minister Han, take one step forward to get a little closer, "He really showed his hatred" he added.

Jun blinked a few times, trying to figure out what the father had just said. "What do you mean?" jun asked confusedly.

"His Empress, being the main witness, for the attempted murder that happened to the Crown Prince," Prime Minister Han replied very casually.

Jun was furious, he pulled the collar of the father, until the whole minister was surprised by him. "No way, you lied to me, right?" june asked in disbelief.

"Stop embarrassing yourself. I have nothing to do with this matter," quipped Prime Minister Han as he let go of his son's grasp.

"I'll save Youra," Jun chimed loudly.

***

"Daughter Shin, you can't see Jung Hyun anymore," the servants persuaded.

Princess Shin remained standing at the spot, glaring sharply at Jung Hyun who was being glued to his feet. Reuniting with an ex-lover, tearing back wounds that never heal. Jung Hyun shifted his gaze quickly, walking straight past Princess Shin just like that.

"Traitor."

Princess Shin's words stopped Jung Hyun's steps. He fumbles upon the mistake of what he has done.

"You cheated the Crown Prince." Once again, the words jolted Jung Hyun's deeply wounded soul. Hearing Princess Shin's sobs made her unable to dodge.

Princess Shin did not turn his head at all, he just continued to slap Jung Hyun with those horrible words.

"You're not sincere about being my sister's bodyguard." Immediately Princess Shin turned around, slightly looking up at Jung Hyun.

"I was wrong, already in love with the person who wanted to eliminate my sister," Princess Shin added.

Jung Hyun could only remain silent, unable to speak. He did not understand, why Princess Shin said such a thing.

"Everyone in this palace wants him dead. Aren't you like that too?" princess Shin asked Jung Hyun.

Princess Shin stepped closer, his hand landing on Jung Hyun's chest. "You want to get rid of him on someone's orders, but you can never do it, right?"

That sentence just kept weakening Jung Hyun. Great slapping the whole pathetic feel.

"Jung Hyun, now you've seen the truth. Did you lie to him?" lirih Princess Shin.

Jung Hyun wanted to answer immediately, only that the mouth was as if it was firmly locked.

"If you feel like the Crown Prince is not what people say, you should help him and stop following the orders of the people who have paid you to get rid of him. Everyone wants him dead, but I'm sure, deep in your heart, you want to protect him."

Jung Hyun was still there, with all the question marks on his head. Princess Shin suspected her. The suspicions are real. Jung Hyun, did want to eliminate the Crown Prince, but he really couldn't do it.

Realizing what Princess Shin had just said, he was fixated on a piercing heart spear. Princess Shin's small steps slowly moved away, leaving her with overwhelming guilt.

"Traitor."

Those words continued to sway his mind, until a man as strong as himself, wept bitterly for it.

**

Inside a small room composed of bamboo, Youra is escorted to enjoy her days there, as a witness who raises her status as the prime suspect. Without footwear, the haystack was stepped on carefully. He should be scared, but not at all scared. Sitting in the darkness of the night, with only one light source accompanying him. The moon, shining so brightly, helped him to remain calm, at least for a little while.

Youra leaned her body against that wooden wall with excruciating pain. Something he couldn't understand.

"Hug me, just once."

"For so long, I've wanted to die on your lap."

"What if I die, you'll miss me?"

"Don't stay away from my side anymore!"

"If you can't love me, can you have a little bit of pity on me?"

He saw the whole words of his husband. Shaking his frightened heart. He touched his chest, clenched it hard. Plump it until the pain is gone, but still the pain is still left behind.

Youra cried loudly, sobbed, sobbed, very painful, until her body collapsed lying cross-legged.

"I want to kill him, then why don't I want him dead?!" while crying, Youra cried out pitifully, not understanding her own feelings. Alone, along with all the haunting guilt.